Dani Vidal (football manager)

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Dani Vidal

| image =

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| full_name = Daniel Vidal González

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|6|14|df=y}}

| birth_place = Tarragona, Spain

| death_date =

| death_place =

| height =

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| youthyears1 = 2005–2013

| youthclubs1 = Gimnàstic

| manageryears1 = 2013–2017

| managerclubs1 = Gimnàstic (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2017–2018

| managerclubs2 = Pobla Mafumet (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2018–2020

| managerclubs3 = Gimnàstic (youth)

| manageryears4 = 2020–2021

| managerclubs4 = Pobla Mafumet

| manageryears5 = 2021–2023

| managerclubs5 = Gimnàstic (assistant)

| manageryears6 = 2023–2025

| managerclubs6 = Gimnàstic

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Daniel "Dani" Vidal González (born 14 June 1992) is a Spanish football manager.

Career

Born in Tarragona, Catalonia, Vidal played for hometown side Gimnàstic de Tarragona as a youth before retiring at the age of 20, and immediately starting to coach the club's Infantil B squad.{{cite web|url=https://futbolcatalunya.com/dani-vidal-nastic-cadet-a-competirem-al-maxim-per-jugar-la-copa-catalunya/|title=Dani Vidal (Nàstic Cadet A): “Competirem al màxim per jugar la Copa Catalunya”|trans-title=Dani Vidal (Nàstic Cadet A): "We will compete at most to play in the Copa Catalunya"|publisher=FutbolCatalunya.com|language=ca|date=26 February 2016|accessdate=9 July 2023}} He then progressed through the club's youth categories, before being named an assistant of Juan Manuel Pavón at the farm team CF Pobla de Mafumet on 25 October 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.elvallenc.cat/esports/la-pobla-de-mafumet-aposta-per-juanma-pavon-com-a-relleu-de-vilchez/|title=La Pobla de Mafumet aposta per Juanma Pavón com a relleu de Vílchez|trans-title=Pobla de Mafumet bet on Juanma Pavón as replacement of Vílchez|publisher=El Vallenc|language=ca|date=25 October 2017|accessdate=9 July 2023}}

Vidal returned to the structure of Nàstic for the 2018–19 season, being named manager of the Juvenil B squad. On 15 December 2020, after being in charge of the Juvenil A team, he was appointed at the helm of Pobla.{{cite web|url=https://gimnasticdetarragona.cat/dani-vidal-nou-entrenador-del-filial-grana/|title=Dani Vidal, nou entrenador del filial grana|trans-title=Dani Vidal, new manager of the grana reserve team|publisher=Gimnàstic Tarragona|language=ca|date=15 December 2020|accessdate=9 July 2023}}

On 16 June 2021, Vidal was named Raül Agné's assistant in the first team of Gimnàstic.{{cite web|url=https://www.diarimes.com/es/noticias/esports/2021/06/16/dani_vidal_segundo_entrenador_raul_agne_el_nastic_felip_ortiz_la_pobla_106271_1094.html?|title=Dani Vidal, segundo entrenador de Raúl Agné en el Nàstic y Felip Ortiz, a la Pobla|trans-title=Dani Vidal, assistant manager of Raúl Agné at Nàstic and Felip Ortiz, to Pobla|publisher=Diari Més|language=es|date=16 June 2021|accessdate=9 July 2023}} On 27 February 2023, he was appointed manager of the club after the dismissal of Iñaki Alonso,{{cite web|url=https://gimnasticdetarragona.cat/dani-vidal-primer-tecnic-grana/|title=Dani Vidal, primer tècnic grana|trans-title=Dani Vidal, grana first team manager|publisher=Gimnàstic Tarragona|language=es|date=27 February 2023|accessdate=9 July 2023}} and became the first manager of the club's history to manage them in all categories (youth, reserve and senior).{{cite web|url=https://diaridigital.tarragona21.com/dani-vidal-el-primer-entrenador-del-nastic-en-passar-per-totes-les-categories/|title=Dani Vidal, el primer entrenador del Nàstic en passar per totes les categories|trans-title=Dani Vidal, the first manager of Nàstic to go through all categories|publisher=Tarragona 21|language=ca|date=27 February 2023|accessdate=9 July 2023}}

Vidal made his debut as manager of Nàstic on 5 March 2023, in a 1–0 home win over Real Sociedad B which ended the club's four-match winless run.{{cite web|url=https://www.sport.es/es/noticias/futbol-catalan/debut-sonado-dani-vidal-nastic-nastic-real-sociedad-b-guillermo-joan-oriol-84203311|title=El debut soñado de Dani Vidal con el Nàstic|trans-title=The dream debut of Dani Vidal with Nàstic|publisher=Sport|language=es|date=6 March 2023|accessdate=9 July 2023}} On 9 June, after six wins and four draws in 13 matches, he renewed his contract with the club for a further two years.{{cite web|url=https://gimnasticdetarragona.cat/dani-vidal-entrenador-grana-2023-2024/|title=Dani Vidal, entrenador grana 2023–2024|trans-title=Dani Vidal, grana manager 2023–2024|publisher=Gimnàstic Tarragona|language=ca|date=9 June 2023|accessdate=9 July 2023}}

On 11 May 2025, Vidal was sacked from his position as manager. He left the club after 14 seasons in all categories, with 94 official matches in charge of the main squad.{{Cite web |date=11 May 2025|title=Comunicat oficial: Dani Vidal|trans-title=Official announcement: Dani Vidal|url=https://gimnasticdetarragona.cat/comunicat-oficial-dani-vidal/|access-date=11 May 2025|website=Gimnàstic Tarragona|language=ca}}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|Nat !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="8"\|Record !rowspan=2\|{{abbr\|Ref\|Reference}}
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|GF\|Goals for}} !{{Tooltip\|GA\|Goals against}} !{{Tooltip\|GD\|Goal difference}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
align="left"\|Pobla de Mafumet \|{{flagicon\|ESP}} \|align=left\|15 December 2020 \|align=left\|16 June 2021 {{WDL\|23\|10\|9\|4\|for=39\|against=23\|diff=yes}} \|{{cite web\|url=https://www.resultados-futbol.com/Pobla-Mafumet/2021\|title=CF Pobla de Mafumet\|publisher=Futbolme\|language=es\|access-date=14 April 2024}}
align="left"\|Gimnàstic \|{{flagicon\|ESP}} \|align=left\|27 February 2023 \|align=left\|11 May 2025 {{WDL\|94\|43\|27\|24\|for=118\|against=82\|diff=yes}} \|{{BDFutbol season\|l304568\|2022-23\|name=Dani Vidal\|access-date=9 July 2023}} {{BDFutbol season\|l304568\|2023-24\|name=Dani Vidal\|access-date=14 April 2024}} {{BDFutbol season\|l304568\|2024-25\|name=Dani Vidal\|access-date=29 January 2025}}
colspan="4"\|Career total {{WDLtot\|117\|53\|36\|28\|for=157\|against=105\|diff=yes}} !—

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|Nat

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="8"|Record

!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}

!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}

!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

align="left"|Pobla de Mafumet

|{{flagicon|ESP}}

|align=left|15 December 2020

|align=left|16 June 2021

|{{cite web|url=https://www.resultados-futbol.com/Pobla-Mafumet/2021|title=CF Pobla de Mafumet|publisher=Futbolme|language=es|access-date=14 April 2024}}

align="left"|Gimnàstic

|{{flagicon|ESP}}

|align=left|27 February 2023

|align=left|11 May 2025

|{{BDFutbol season|l304568|2022-23|name=Dani Vidal|access-date=9 July 2023}}
{{BDFutbol season|l304568|2023-24|name=Dani Vidal|access-date=14 April 2024}}
{{BDFutbol season|l304568|2024-25|name=Dani Vidal|access-date=29 January 2025}}

colspan="4"|Career total

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References

External links

{{BDFutbol manager|304568|Dani Vidal}}
{{LaPreferente|318045|Dani Vidal}}
{{Soccerway coach|daniel-vidal-gonzalez/685782|Dani Vidal}}

Category:1992 births

Category:Living people

Category:Sportspeople from Tarragona

Category:Spanish football managers

Category:Primera Federación managers

Category:Tercera División managers

Category:CF Pobla de Mafumet managers

Category:Gimnàstic de Tarragona managers